The Federal Housing Administration is lifting the mandatory 90-day waiting period it instituted in 2003 that delays the sale of REO properties.
The waiting period, which never applied to properties sold by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, or state- and federally chartered financial institutions, was imposed to make flipping more difficult. But as the number of REO homes has grown, it has had the effect of flooding neighborhoods with properties.
The change may help reduce the impact of foreclosures on some neighborhoods, but it won’t have as significant an impact as some might think, says Glen Daniels director of real estate-owned properties for Foreclosure.com. Many of the REO properties don’t meet FHA standards and will require rehabilitation before they can be sold to an FHA borrower, he points out.
Source: Reuters News; Inman News, Matt Carter (06/13/08)
This is great news in the real estate world! FHA loans are making a huge comeback right now with the increased loan limits. The majority of my buyers have an FHA loan & it's the easiest way to obtain financing for first time home buyers.
Lifting the 90-Day waiting period means banks & investors can sell the property as soon as they obtain it. There used to be a 90-day probation period where it had to be in their name during that time (this was FHA's way of trying to avoid immediate flipping & turn arounds). But now that it's gone, that means buyers can obtain those properties right away without having to wait for 3 months. Good news, right? Right!
~Shiela
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